Broken Hill City Library in Broken Hill, New South Wales | Library

Broken Hill City Library

Locality: Broken Hill, New South Wales

Phone: +61 8 8080 3460

Address: Blende Street 2880 Broken Hill, NSW, Australia

Website: www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au/Facilities/Library

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25.01.2022 Our Home Library Service is back up and running in a COVID safe capacity! If you're unable to visit the library in person you may be eligible for free delivery, for more details visit the website https://bit.ly/3kICm8w

25.01.2022 Pick up a QuiverVision colouring in page from the library, download the free app and bring your artwork to life with Augmented Reality! https://bit.ly/bhschoolhols

24.01.2022 If you haven't heard yet, you can now browse the shelves and select your own books!

24.01.2022 Long weekend alert! We're closed on Monday 5th October so drop into the library between 10am and 12pm or 2pm and 4pm today to grab your weekend reading material!

23.01.2022 Are you a fan of Monica McInerney? There's still time to register for the online author event happening this Wednesday! https://bit.ly/3gJwuLa

23.01.2022 Throwback Thursday with compliments to National Archives of Australia for sharing this photograph of Broken Hill residents watching the inaugural jouney of the Indian Pacific

23.01.2022 There's still time to register to hear Chris Hammer talk about his latest book, Trust, tommorrow night. https://bit.ly/bhauthorevent Here's a quick introduction to Trust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5NYNtURVXM

22.01.2022 It's a new year so we're opening from Monday 4th January with extended new opening hours so you can get browsing six days a week! https://bit.ly/38iyd72

22.01.2022 Are you looking for a great book in a language other than English? The library has a selection of books in Arabic, Chinese, German, Hindi and Italian for adults and children, as well as talking books on loan from the NSW State Library. You can browse the titles on the library website https://bit.ly/3737rAJ

22.01.2022 We were recently lucky enough to meet two of the Australia Reads ambassadors and snuck in a quick filming session! Meet Beck Feiner, author and illustrator, who shared some great tips to help reluctant readers. https://bit.ly/35gAcbC

21.01.2022 Living on the land? Hear Bruce Pascoe, author of Dark Emu, deliver an online lecture on Indigenous farming and land management with the University of Sydney on Monday, with Dr. Angela Pattison, an agricultural scientist joining him in conversation. FInd out more here https://bit.ly/2GN6vFS

20.01.2022 Did you know BorrowBox has a Dyslexia friendly font that's designed to make it a little easier to read for people with Dyslexia? https://bit.ly/3nFUGlp

19.01.2022 You're invited to stop what you're doing and pick up a book and read to yourself, the kids, cat or dog for an hour on Thursday for Australian Reading Hour and we want to know what you will be reading. Let us know! https://bit.ly/38jVCXw

19.01.2022 Saturday staff spotlight! Fiona enjoys supernatural and mystery stories now but when she was younger Grug and Captain Pugwash were a hit! Find out more here https://bit.ly/3n8lrPa

17.01.2022 Do you think they've missed anything from this list of all time best fantasy books? https://bit.ly/2KrDlgS

16.01.2022 The presidency isn't up for grabs but $500 is! Two more days to get your votes in for "The visitor" writing competition https://bit.ly/3bNB5dv

16.01.2022 Beck Feiner, author and illustrator shared her favourite book and what she's currently reading with us and we would love to know yours too! https://bit.ly/3n6MV72

15.01.2022 Time to close the book on 2020!

15.01.2022 Quick! Friday is the last day for submissions to be in the running to win $500 by writing a 500 word piece on 'The COVID-19 visitor' (that's $1 a word for the winner) https://bit.ly/3bNB5dv

14.01.2022 Did you know you can watch movies and documentaries with your library card from Beamafilm? They've got a great line up of featured titles for NAIDOC week!

10.01.2022 If you're a fan of Monica McInerney don't miss this chance to hear her talk about her upcoming novel with NSW Public Library staff! Book now to receive your zoom link https://bit.ly/3gJwuLa

09.01.2022 Three of the most borrowed nonfiction books in 2020 were 'The squatters' by Barry Stone, 'Mythos' by Stephen Fry and 'Winter king' by Thomas Penn.

09.01.2022 Kids looking for reliable sources of information? Check out Britannica encyclopedia online https://bit.ly/2QFLApY

07.01.2022 Baby Bounce starts next Tuesday, book your spot today!

07.01.2022 Entry submissions for The Visitor are closed! Our creative community has produced some excellent work which we're inviting everyone to read and then cast their vote for the winner of the $500 prize! This writing competition is a collaboration with Under the Silver Tree, Wentworth Shire Libraries and West Darling Arts https://bit.ly/3db2Ltn

06.01.2022 The health and safety of the community is a priority, so physical distancing and hygeine rules remain in place. With the serious stuff over we're all excited the collection is open and everyone is enjoying browsing again!

05.01.2022 Just a reminder to maintain 1.5m physical distance in the library. In case you're wondering, that's 46 James Patterson books! Inspired by the Tea Tree Gully Library #ThePattersonChallenge

03.01.2022 We'll be closed on Tuesday 3rd November so for those peering through the windows try again Wednesday! You can check the library website for our opening hours https://bit.ly/3dkj2vS

02.01.2022 The winner of 'The visitor' writing competition is Lyn, who wrote a descriptive poem capturing the essence of COVID-19 in the outback. Congratulations! Have a read here bit.ly/35ZNDgB Thank you to all the amazing entrants in this competition facilitated with Under the Silver Tree West Darling Arts and Wentworth Shire Libraries

02.01.2022 Do you have suggestions for gender and sexual diverse books for youth? Fill in the quick colourful libraries survey! https://bit.ly/3lfofJ8

01.01.2022 Have a go at online Carcassonne this school holidays, but be quick there are limited places! https://bit.ly/bhschoolhols